Ward 1
Thembisile Hani (MP315) · IEC ward 83105001
Won by
ANC
Simon Chani Puleng Seswike
Margin
13.2%
377 votes
Voting districts in
5/5
Valid ward votes
2,864
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCSimon Chani Puleng Seswike | 1,121 | 39.1% |
| BCO | 744 | 26.0% |
| DA | 393 | 13.7% |
| ActionSA | 156 | 5.4% |
| EFF | 119 | 4.2% |
| SDP | 78 | 2.7% |
| MKP | 55 | 1.9% |
| SACP | 50 | 1.7% |
| AIPO | 44 | 1.5% |
| Mayibuye | 18 | 0.6% |
| AHC | 17 | 0.6% |
| VF Plus | 14 | 0.5% |
| INGUBO | 14 | 0.5% |
| APC | 12 | 0.4% |
| SPP | 10 | 0.3% |
| ARRC. | 5 | 0.2% |
| SUN | 4 | 0.1% |
| ATM | 4 | 0.1% |
| BPSA | 2 | 0.1% |
| Mo-Africa Party | 2 | 0.1% |
| LABOUR | 1 | 0.0% |
| ASCO | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. BCO would have needed 378 more votes to win, or 189 voters switching from ANC.
Turnout is not published per ward in the IEC results files, so it is not shown here.
Change since 2021
Ward boundaries were redrawn for 2026, so this compares the same voting districts in both years: 4 of the 5 districts counted so far existed in 2021, holding 99% of the votes counted. Shares are of all valid votes (ward and PR ballots).
| Party | 2021 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANC | 67.0% | 39.8% | −27.1 |
| BCO | – | 23.8% | new |
| DA | 6.0% | 14.3% | +8.3 |
| ActionSA | – | 5.5% | new |
| EFF | 20.5% | 4.5% | −16.0 |
| SDP | – | 2.7% | new |
| MKP | – | 2.0% | new |
| SACP | – | 1.7% | new |
| AIPO | 2.4% | 1.5% | −0.8 |
Voting districts (5)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54540154 | ANC 35.9% | 2,905 | yes |
| 54540749 | ANC 43.4% | 1,093 | yes |
| 54540862 | ANC 38.2% | 743 | yes |
| 54540930 | ANC 49.5% | 895 | yes |
| 54540985 | ANC 28.6% | 70 | new |